Flow-begulating apparatus



March 13, 1928.

L. DE FLOREZ FLOW REGULATING APPARATUS Original Filed Sept. :5, 1919 2 ShBE'LSrShset 1 INVENTOR March 13, 1928.

Re, 16,904 L. DE FLOREZ FLOW REGULATING APPARATUS Original Filed Sept. 3. 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mmmw INVENTOR Luis dc Florez,

BY W ATTORNEY u-vnow-nneumwme arranarus.

- unmet no'.'.1,42e,'ria, acted um 22,;1922 Serial Ho. 521322, fluid'Scptem-ber 5,1919; mummxoz zeln ue'filed J'ann arv -5, 1824; Serial No. 684,854;

.. "I'he precent invention lrelates'to*an im-' stunt predetermined.volume. Although it circulation fsystelnfs" in ment, showniii-the attacheddrawings. is in -.somenesjiects more particularly adapted for I use inco'ntrolling the How of hydrocarbons.

it has -be en. noted that 'superlor results are tomary-to obtain somedegrec of regulation by handimanipulation of valves,.based I readings of a suitably arranged meter.

pmeans of regulation required the constant Intention of t n-operator inorder to main- 4- taiIi-the uniformity of flow-within accepted- {limits-1131f has been found that, even with a constant fore pressure, the volume of liquid [0 phenomc'na in the conduit. -It has' aiso been on'ote'dthat these eddies or'interfel ences with ithe stead -.flo'w of; 'th'e oil are broken up by fa relative y-slightmanipulation of the valve stem in suchanmn'ner-tas ."Ia'rgean'dconstrict'the valve opening. Alc- "-cordingly,' another object of my invention "the valve stem in .addition'to providing meansjformai-ntainin a -con sta nt flow by suitable meter--contro led stem actuating ,means.

v tratedin the-drawinge accompanying the present-specification, in which 'Figure Li's a' jviewjpartl'y diagrammatic of :"regulating means for the valve.

section illustrating details of the valve conafistmction and stem -actuating; means, l a Figure 3-,: a'view similar to -Fi re 1 but 1 A '1 more comprehensive and with t e moving partsxin a different phase of operation. 'i As-shown inthe drawings, a valve 1 and jj provcment in now regulating devices oneobject I beingto automatically control the effectiveopeningiofl a valve mt'er osedun a.- circl'll'a'tion sistemso'that the IE ui anay pass. through sai opening in substantially con-- systemand provided with: suitable means "by clock regulated means entirely indepen is 7 contem' 'ilated that the nvention .hereln described nxayiv'e'llibe adapted for use with;

' general, the embodi{ v --;l1eing. intended to cause Emoveznent of the valve 'stem3in'fhe opposite direction, thus I v j pmducing l he rcgulati-vc enlarging and con; the process of. chucking hydrocarbons,' o l 15 obtained whcfexthe oilfflows through the; system in 1 'suh'sta'ntiallyg'.constant volume. Hereto'fore, in manyrcases, it has been cus-"f:rx'alvc'steln 4 'suvfuce of a. collar F has.

:flowiug. past a valve opening often varies to againstxiotarlvmovement- 'sai'd stem. to. alternately en is to automatically effecti'this' movement of 1 "Figure2; a-view partly in central vertical a meter 2may-hecintenpoed in a circulation wllerebvthevalve 0 cning may 'be 0011-. trolled by the volume of lflow passing through the Illetfll'. As shown in Figure 3, the valve openmganay also be controlledperiodicalliy ent of-thc meter, said periodic control being I intended to causefmovement of the valve stem in one; direction and the meter control I I 66 v.

striding of the valve. opening above re? fcrredto; Y Suitable. means for moving the valve'stem I may include-2i ratchet 3" loosely mounted-on 70 and adapted to'engage a flea r .5 securely attached to sald valve,ste|u.'-- Stem actuatingsfrictional rugagement between: the ratchet '3 and'the collar 5 may be. attamed by means of a slid able collar Garra-nged to press a friction disc 7 of fibrous or other suitable material a into yielding contact with. anal: surface of the I ratchet 3, said yielding contact bein cured by means .of acompression spring 8 a0 lntcrposcd'hetween said .slidable collar 6 and a. flange 9 of the-valve. .The collar 6 i s -preferalily retained on the" valvestemmeans-of apinpassing, throu h a, suitable slotted recess in V us, when'the parts are -propcrlv adjusted, the valve, preferably of the nce 1e type,- may lie-manipulated by hand to ap aruxinmtely the required openmg 'after vvluch the automatic regulating meanso here-- mahove referred .to may be relied upon to. maintain a'oonstant 'flow through the openring. By loosely mounting the ratchet on -the valve st'emuand maintaining just sufli- One embodiment of my inventlon 1s 1llus,

cient friction-between the ratchet 3 and the collar 5 on the one hand and the frictiondisc? on the other hand, the danger of in- 'jurinfi the valve by-ca-reless manipulation.

may e measurably lessened. .4

-To. secure periodic and regulative move mentof the valve stem, I rovide a awl. carrying bar 10 arranged be osci ated concentrically with respect to the ratchet:- 3, said he! being pivoted on the valve stem 4 for-this purpose. The free endot saiflbar. ms 10 l'msaslot- 11 which engages a pm la rnountedon a slide liar 13 supported- I: .5 said motor havinma crank shait- 16 ivoted to a lever- 17. ,Whitlll'ln turn is pivote to the v.jslide baa-r 13; 'lhus,-.'the rotary motio'nof the motor. shaft is translated mto" oscillatory theharlflfniay support a solenoid 21-. interposed infthecircuit 19 and. ado pted' to be en:

ism above referred to, ah-pawl clock mecha normzil ratchet; engaging position bY-"Ineans of a tension spring'2i. In the embod ment: illustrated-fin the drawings,- the; time-con-. trolled pawl 22 ,iswithdrawn from contactwithihe-ratchet upon the closingof the pa\vlfdoes'not interfere-with the adjusting 1novement of another pan l, the operation 0 jfwhich' in; be. described later.'- From the -foregoing, it will be seen that the oscillating arm 10"c'arri'es the pawl-22' hack and forth z ingot the'cloek controlled circuit19 periodical'ly allows said pawl tooperati'vely en- ,gage'said ratchet sothat, unless there were some compensating arrangement, the valve 1 1 'stemn ouldbeturned steadilly in onevdimc- J=tion while the; time controlle pawl lsin en- I? .g'a ementjwith the ratehet.

' 1: owever, assuming that I'Igagingthe time controlled pawl would be -I to steadily close'the valve, meter controlled 46 means are rovi'decl to counteract not only 51 the valve osing operation of the clock con- .j jtrolled pawl, but-also to positively open the a valve opening when, I the'flowthrough the meter falls below a 50 predetermined "a1nonnt'.' Thus a. movable given marking on themeter dial 26, the in dex 27 of said dial beingalso included. in

" the electric circuit 28 which includes the contor, means responsive to the flow "tact 25- andthe solenoid .29 mountedon an arm '30=-'ot the oscillatingbar 10'. s-A

31 is. ivotallymounted on :1 lug 32 andretainted normallyinpatchet' engaging positionzbya tension spring 33. Thus, as long as the circuit 28 remains open, engage the ratchet 3 in such a manner as to o enthe valve, and openin movement of the'meter reaches the'e'onta'ct 25, thus indipm-ar uing 1'4. Sliding. motion-is impartcdto-"the slide bar 13 by means of a1, i-'i:. otor-15 or other suitable source ofpower' motion ofthe slide bar 13, said motion-being,

., ergize.d'=when,"said circuit; is closed by thecir? unit 19,; and :while in such position, said for any other reason,

I contact 25-znay be positioned ad acent to any 4 the other is in operation.

the pawl 31 will I e valve continuing until he'inde x 27 of eating that the. proper predetermined vohin e' {f -'B'Es'rAvArABtEcoPY is flou ing through the meter. I At. this oint, theic rcuit-28 1s'-elosed.- Pawl 31 i's drawnup, out of engagement with-the ratchet 3,

and will remain in this position until the meterregmters a'volume 0f flow which is less-than theamountindicated adjacent to by the .tinie controlled mechanislnhereto:- fore described; I f

lV'hcre-the valve opening is substantially may be confined "within relatively .small the eddies orto chnnn'ate other interfering factorsnt the valve opening, this movement l )e1ng the normal result when bothpa wl's are in contact 4 22 may-be pivoted on a lug-23 projectingj from the bar 10, said pawlhei'ng retained in" with. the ratohejs 4 rection, and meter. controlled means for ac: tuatmg said valve in the opposite direction.-

combination o f a valve and a meter interposed n circulation system, pawl and 3. Means ior regulating thetloiv of natcm'reotnt the beginning of operations,- the back 'and'forth increment of the vvalve.stem

I n I hunts, preferably ust. enough to break up 1'. In a continuous fiow r ulating appa-I ratus, the combination of a 'va ve and a-me'ter 5 interposed in a circulation system, means for causing the actuation of the valve inone di 2.111 a flow regulating apparatus, the

:ratchetmeans' for actuating the valve,.|ncans ;-'for'-oscillating the )awl means with respect V --to the ratchet, and e ectrical means operating I a with respect to 'the ratchet 3, and the break-' ter, comprising means'imlependent of the flow for applyingperiodic regulationnf a given character tothe flow, and means responsive to variations of flow for applying periodic'regnlation-of the opposite character-- 1. Means for regulating the flow of matter, comprising means independent of the *flow to apply regulation of a given charac-j ter thereto, means responsive to the flow toapply regulating means of-the opposite ch-.\r'-,

acter thereto, and means for rendering one of" the regnlattng'agencles inoperative while 5; 'Means for regulating theflow of liquid through a valve, comprising meanshide-'1 pendent of the flow forcontrolling'the latfor controL. ling the amount thereof, and autmnatifl means for rendering one of the nforesaig controlling agencies inactive while the otheis inoperation.

6. Apparatus for regulating 1i uid through a valve, eomprisin means i, I :d pendent of theflowof liquid tli ve tending to actuate the valve in (meld rection,meansrespo I through-the valve tending to actuate ti';

nerve to the flow of tin,

valve in the opposite direction, and means ior rendering one of. the aforesaid valve ac-.- mating-agenciesinactive when the other is active. I

v a 7- Apparatusion controlling the 'floiv 'ot' fluid through 'evalve comprising means or regul'atin such fluid flow, means. for con tro'llingyt e regulating means and acting .in-

' dependentlyoff'ilie-fiow', and means control:

I? '10..=ling'th'e-. regulatingmeans in response to va-' -riations of-fiow to. correct such-variations,

keeping the "valve. in estate oscillation .me ans independent of the flow of fluid '--th'rou'gh' the val ve actin to open the valve, means 'respo'n'siveto theon? of fluid through 5 means for rendering one ofthe valve acting agencies inactive while the other an opera- .fluidthrough a valve. comprising :1 ,meniller =.'movablez-hack '.a-'nd.-:torth adjacent to the valve, means controlled independently ofithe "flow of-fluid' and acting independently to 1 Connect. the valve fend. said. movable member I :to move thevalve one direction, and means responsive to variatious'of flow and acting to said movable member the opposite direction. 10. A paratus-for'regulating'thc flow of liquid .t rough a valve comprisin a mem- 5 hex-movable backand forth adjacent to thevalve, means controlled independently of the I flow and acting intermittently'to operative 1y connect thev'alve, and said movable memher to move thcvalvein' one direction, means IesonSive to the variations of flow of fluid an' acting to.intermittently,connect Ithe, 'valve' and said movable member to move the valve ,in the oppositedirection, and auto- "matic means to disrupt one connection between the valve. and said-movable member when the other connecting means is in oper- ."'i:"ati0na 11. .Ina flow rcg'ul'ating apparatus the :Y-combination of a valve and a .meter inter posedrin awcirculation'system, a ratchet ,mountedl onjthevalve stem, pawls mounted 1 to actuate said ratchet in opposite directions, means for moving the awls to and from operativeenga ement with said ratchet and meanscfor :oscx lating said pawls independ- .-entl of.t he movement to and from the ---12. In anew/regulating device, the'combination of. a valve and a meter interposed in,

icircula'tion system, a collar secured to the latent of said valve, :rra-tchet looscl mount- :d on said stem amlinv yielding rictional -ngagement' with said collar, a pawl ca nghar'mounted to oscillate concentrical y ,"8 LApparatus for regulating the gflow oi: fluid through a'Ivalve comprism means forthe valve'and-"tending to closethe valve, and

-- 9., Apparatus; for regulating n1 flow of intermittently connect the' valve and the to move the valve n BI ESTfAVAIL-ABLE cow.

with said ratchet, pawls' mounted on bar and arrangedto-move the ratchet in. o

posite directions, solenoids mounted on 0 ar and arranged adjacent" to the pawls, means for'periodicall energizing one solenoid to move one paw toward or away from the ratchet, meter controlled means for energiziug the-other solenoid to move'the other- .pawl toward or awayfrom the ratchet, and means for oscillating the pawl. carrying bar. 13. In apparatus for re lating the 'flow through a valve opening' t e combination of means operative. independently of the extent of valve opening for periodically changing inon'e direction the extent of said opening, and means operative upon the occurrence of a. predetermined extent'of opening for' changing sai'd extent of opening in the op positeid1rec'tion. v.

14; 'In apparatus for; regulating the flow through a valve opemng, the combination of means operative independently of the extent of valve opening for periodically changing in one. direction the 'extent of 581d opening,

andaneans operative upon the occurrence of" i predetermined extent of openin for changrngsaid extent of opening in he opposite direction and at a more rapidrate than said periodic changing.

of'flu-idthrough a valve, means independent of the flow 'of fluid for moving the valve in one-direction, means res onsiveto the flow .of fluid for moving the va' vein the opposite. direction, and a slipping connection between 'hot-h said moving means and the valve which permits the valve-to he mauuall moved;

-. 16. In an apparatus for regulating the flow through a valve opening, means for op- ..erating the valve in one direction, and means operating at a predetermined moment of.-

valve' opening for operating the-valve in the opposite direction, said valve operating 15.. In apparatusfor .regulating'the flow its means servin to continuously maintain an avera e in the size of the valve opening, where y to obtain a flowof constantvolume throu h the valve opening.

17. n a continuous flow regulating apparatus, the combination: of a valve and a meter interposed in a circulation system, means for causing the actuation of the valve in one direction to vary the size of the valve opening, and meter controlled means for causing the actuation of said valve in the o posite direction to also vary the size of t a valve opening.

.18 An apparatus for obtaining flow. of

constant volume through a valve or the like comprising means for continuousl varying the size of thevalve openin where to prevent the formation of eddies at e valve opening.

. LUIS be FLonEz. 

